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there are MANY reasons i so adored this post, Jeff — mostly because i, too, believe the holidays are all about the “good food” (okay, maybe not all, but you know what i mean).

my mom used to do that jello/miracle whip thing, only her’s was with pears, green jello, and was topped with miracle whip and cream cheese. (don’t knock it until you’ve tried it…)

as for “Schweddy Balls”? classic! right up there with “Gumby’s Christmas, Dammit!” as one of my all time favorite SNL holiday sketches. well done!

so, other fav foods? sweet potatoes/apples/marshmallows. my grandmother taught me this “recipe”, which involved canned yams, canned apple pie filling, baked in a dish and topped off with the creamy “jet-puffed” delights — toasted to a golden brown (unless you’re me, and you leave the broiler on too long and they get burnt to a crisp!) mmmmmmmmm. 😉

also so totally cracking up at the concept of “tasty holiday balls”. which, by the way, never fail to remind of of South Park’s “Chef’s” “chocolate salty balls“… heh (what? i lovelovelove that show, and those balls are hilarious!) 🙄

PS: LOVELOVELOVE the new “Cloudman” category! here’s hoping you elect to continue filling it with this kind of tasty goodness!

It is raining and my Internet connection is all screwy. The videos are not working, I can see the blog, but there’s a white space where I assume there should be a video. Be back tomorrow to see if it’s any better.

As I said on your blog, I like Lois’ jello thing. My family likes these labor intensive cream wafers. Mostly butter, whipping cream, sugar and some flour. Heart attack waiting to happen. Now, whose favorite is lutefisk?

We have Miracle Whip in an Apple, Raisin, Carrot Salad on Christmas Eve. We also have beef broth and noodles, Potato Salad with Peas and Ham and German Hot Dogs with Black Bread and butter, every single year. Yeah, baby.

My Italian mother used to make a special “desert” for us kids when we were small. We loved it then, but when I think of it now I wanna puke.
Take one raw egg, add a tablespoon of sugar and whip. Enjoy! MMmmm good… not.

claire – Sounds like an old trick my grandmother used to pull on us. No lie, she would break up little pieces of white bread, put them in a cereal bowl and pour milk and sugar on them – and tell us it was our treat! Of course we thought it was something special at the time, but now I realize it was only because she was the only one who ever served it. Duh.

Jeff, that was just great – I forgot how good the Schweddy balls were! The jello and cool whip? Well, I do recall chowing down on that as a little Lil G. Oh yes. But mercifully, my mother never went with an add the fruit recipe – just straight up sugarized jello and cool whip.

I’m sorry that I didn’t make it in earlier, a bit of a migraine overtook me. Was it that advertisement of the Miracle Whip? That’s a bad visual when you’re feeling great.

Anyway, great post. We’re finishing up with Chanukah where anything in oil (latkes, jelly donuts) you know, anything in oil rules. We tend not to go crazy on that though. Everything in moderation, now pass me a chocolate coin.

At church functions as a kid, be it funeral, wedding or baptism, Jell-O every color of the rainbow would be served. The one I never could grasp was the one with carrot shavings in it! Nothing like vegetables for dessert. ugh.

My mother makes Russian teacakes (little ball-shaped butter cookies rolled in powdered sugar) at the holidays and now I will never be able to eat one without thinking of Schweddy balls. Thanks! I owe you one. No, really.

here’s a “recipe” that will gross out anyone classified as a Non-Miracle Whip lover:

Miracle Whip + Swiss cheese + Peanut Butter. mmmm… of course, i don’t go near the stuff now, but back in my “youth” (i.e., when i could eat anything and not gain weight) this was one of my favorite sandwich concoctions. bliss, i tell ya, bliss! 😉